K. Rajagopal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rajagobal Krishnasamy | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sarawak FA (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PKNS FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Selangor FA | 22 | (8) |
| 1981–1989 | Sabah FA | 66 | (12) |
| National team | |||
| 1980–1982 | Malaysia | 20 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1998 | PKNS FC | ||
| 1999–2000 | Selangor FA | ||
| 2001–2002 | Kelantan FA | ||
| 2004–2006 | Malaysia U-19 | ||
| 2007–2009 | Harimau Muda A | ||
| 2009–2011 | Malaysia U-23 | ||
| 2009–2013 | Malaysia | ||
| 2015– | Sarawak FA | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Datuk K. Rajagobal (Rajagobal Krishnasamy, Tamil: கி.ராஜகோபால்; born 10 July 1956) is a Malaysian football manager and former national player He is the former head coach for Malaysia national football team and Malaysia U-23 football team. Currently he is the head coach of Sarawak FA in Malaysia Super League.
Rajagopal has also appeared as a football pundit for Malaysian satellite television network Astro, including the first episode in August 2009 of the FourFourTwo TV Show.
Rajagopal started his coaching career in 1990 with PKNS FC. He also had stints as club coach with Selangor FA and Kelantan FA.
He was appointed coach for the young Malaysia U-20 team from 2004 until 2006; and the Malaysian U-19 (known as Harimau Muda A) in 2007 to 2009. Under his guidance, Harimau Muda A became the Premier League champion in 2009. Since July 2009, he is the head coach for both the Harimau Muda and Malaysia senior team, taking over from B. Sathianathan. His first games was a 3-0 win against Singapore under-23 team and 5-0 win against Zimbabwe .
Rajagopal is best known for guiding Malaysia's Under-23 side to its first gold medal in 20 years at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Laos where the team defeated Vietnam 1–0 in the final on 17 December after earlier knocking out 8-time defending champions, Thailand, in the group stage. After the victory, Rajagopal earned the nickname "King Gopal". In July 2009, Rajagopal coached Malaysia in two games against English champions, Manchester United, lost in both matches 1-0 and 2-3 .
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